Weather Records on 7 January 2016

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2016. Highest significance: A Coruna, ES.

Key Facts for 7 January 2016

On 7 January 2016, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 679 daily.
A Coruna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 7 January 2016.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 7 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
M'Puoya	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wattamolla (Tamol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Show Low AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enderlin 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Wwtp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ward Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suhana	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vidsel	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-33.2 C (-27.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Jacksons Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sikasso	Mali	Record low maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Veyo Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glommerstrask	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ruth	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 7 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 7 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 18, daily 679.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2016

Top 20 records on 7 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2016	A Coruna, ES	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 January 2016	Aparan, AM	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2016	Craibstone, GB	monthly rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2016	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2016	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Ft Ross, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Pt Mugu Nf, US	all-time low min	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Washta, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Ely AP, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	McGill, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Grenville, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Payson, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda), AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Austwell, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Waco Dam, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2016	Hayward Rs, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1826 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2016. 2016 had 704 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	601
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1